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I have heard this song so many Times. And every time I cry again. Thanks for not interrupting. Greetins from Germany.

„Habe dich sicher in meiner Seele. Ich trag dich bei mir, bis der Vorhang fällt.“ 💔😢

And now you must know Herbert is from a region of north Rhine Westphalia where people are not that open like he is and normally much more orientated in managing their daily lives and not talking about feelings. And that the translation is 50% accurate to what he sings. Then you know what germans make cry when listening to him Interpretation of "nordisch nobel" in Herbert Grönemeyer's song "Der Weg" Herbert Grönemeyer's song "Der Weg" ("The Way") from the year 2002 has touched people all over the world. It speaks of "nordisch nobel" (Nordic noble), a phrase that resonates particularly with German listeners. But how is this concept understood in other countries? Can people outside Germany grasp the meaning of "nordic noble" or does it get lost in translation? 1. Context in the song "Der Weg": A love declaration and grief processing: The song is a declaration of love and a way of coping with grief after the death of Grönemeyer's wife Anna. Description of the deceased wife: The passage with "nordisch nobel" paints a picture of the woman: "Nordic noble, your gentle kindness, your unyielding pride." Contrast: This description is in contrast to the previous lines ("It was a piece of heaven that you exist. You flooded every room with sunshine. You turned every annoyance into its opposite."), which show the woman in her vitality and zest for life. Metaphor: "Nordisch nobel" can be interpreted as a metaphor for various qualities: strength, dignity, restraint, grace, purity, straightforwardness. Emotional impact: The description underlines the singer's deep admiration and love for his wife and emphasizes the pain of loss. 2. Understanding in Germany: Cultural context: The phrase "nordisch nobel" triggers a chain of cultural associations in Germany. Clichés and stereotypes: Terms like "Nordic", "cool", "blond", "sublime" and "pure" are often associated with Scandinavian countries and their inhabitants. Overcoming clichés: However, Grönemeyer does not use these clichés in a clichéd way, but rather overcomes them by connecting them with "nobel". Intensification of the description: "Nobel" adds depth and sublimity to the woman's qualities. Emotional access: In this way, Grönemeyer succeeds in drawing a complex picture of his wife and creating emotional access for the German audience. 3. Understanding abroad: Lack of cultural associations: In other countries, especially outside Europe, the cultural background is missing to understand "nordisch nobel" in the same sense. Misunderstandings possible: The association with clichés and stereotypes can lead to misunderstandings. Scope for interpretation: Without the cultural context, the term "nordisch nobel" remains more vague and open to interpretation. Universal themes: However, the underlying themes of love, loss and grief are universal and can be understood by people of all cultures. Emotional impact: The emotional depth of the song can also touch people without a full understanding of the term "nordisch nobel". Conclusion: "Nordisch nobel" in Grönemeyer's song "Der Weg" is a complex image that is created through the connection of clichés and a deep reverence for the deceased wife. In Germany, this phrase can be understood through cultural associations, while it can lead to misunderstandings abroad. The underlying themes and the emotional depth of the song, however, are universal and can touch people of all cultures.

As an actor he was one of the main characters Leutnant Werner in the movie DAS BOOT

Did you react to Otto Waalkes?

Just in case that last bit flew over your head: The scandalous story about a Group of Neo-Nzs killing people for years and files being shreddered was about Germany, more specifically about the so called NSU, in full Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund ("National Socialist Underground") killing lots of innocent people and our domestic intelligence service "Verfassungsschutz" ("Constitution protection"). It's an interesting, infuriating, scandalous story, especially because additionally to the deaths and file shredding a lot of speculation seems to have been going on in parts of society/police/media about migrants maybe being responsible, with officials seemingly focussing mainly on the victims & their families/social environment instead of seriously considering that maybe racist extremists could be behind killing ppl with migration background, plus some media disgustingly nicknaming these terrorist attacks "Dönermorde" (Kebab killings"). So imho that whole atmosphere of seemingly blindly believing in stereotypes makes that whole era in German history (early/mid-2000s) even more scandalous! Grüße & Danke für die Reaction! I don't have a specific video to suggest at the moment but most performances by Hagen Rether or Volker Pispers plus a lot of (parts of) Episodes of "Die Anstalt" are brilliant!

Danke fürs Schauen und Kommentieren

Dunno if You fully got it: Hagen Rether plays with sarcasm. All the allegations against e.g. North Korea or Russia, which are so well-known & prominent in our TV shows since 2 decades ... were in fact done by USA or Germany. So he reveals the hypocrisy of the collective "Western society", with its moral superiority, which in fact doesn't exist IF one dares to look just a bit closer and IF one questions the official narrarive.

Was für eine einzigartige, gefühlvolle Hommage an einen geliebten Menschen! Danke, Herbert

thank you for not stoping this sad but beautiful song ❤

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Thanks for checking out this wonderful, but sad song! 😢 As "Der Weg" is "The Way" in english ... Do you know the song "The Way" by "Fastball"? <It's a britsh song/band. Don't react to it, but listen to it! But I am pretty sure, that you - as a Brit - are familiar with this song/tune!? o_O Anyway! Keep on going ... I really like your content an reactions!

I'm going to check out the rest of your channel. Sure hope you've learned something about Canadian involvement in the world wars. It's a big deal here.

A staple since 1984 I was sixteen at the time and fell in love for the first time! The song makes fun of gender roles.

as backup the neo nazi story he placed in russia occured in germany (NSU) and Mr. Rether expected his audience to know that (identical pattern as he used before).

This one and Mensch (human) are my fav songs!

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On Novemeber 1st, 1998, his brother passed away. Just a few days later on November 5th his wife passed away due to breast cancer. He took some time off and even thought about ending his career completely. This song was his own coping with grief. It is an homage to his dead wife.

Yeah Gehard Schröder was and is best buddies with Putin. He's also imho the Chancellor that destroyed the SPD-

Were was Mambo Nr. 5😱

Madcon is actually Norwegian

Actually Greece was devastated pretty badly by German Nazi Army in WW2. So as a native German I cannot laugh about his jokes about "buying Grecce" amidst the Euro-Crisis from 2008-2009. Germany has never really payed for the human losses to the Greek people from the 1940s.

Sahra Connor hat nichts mit Terminator zu tun, dss ist ihr echter Name.

I feel like i must defend myself for what they said about the Stuttgart 21 main station: In 2001 they started working on the new station and also destoyed the building and in 2012 the citizens were asked whether or not they wanted the station to be finished... after 10!!! Years... What were people supposed to say? No- we dont need a station any more? Still- i never wanted it as its a disgrace, which will never work properly. There is a video by THE ANSTALT, in which they will enlighted you about the governments insanity

You need to react to Kaya Yanar as well he is also a very funny German comedian with Turkish heritage.

I knew it would be this guy. Germany has 1 comedian.

I don’t understand You said German comedian so I watched and you lied it wasn’t Henning Wehn. It was someone pretending to be him.

They TOTALLY COMPLETELY Forgot about Michael, J Fox. He was on the T V Series Family matters, than the 3 Back to the Future movies.

Loriot was a genius!

Lederhosen are worn in Bavaria, Baden Wuerttemberg and Austria and they are all different styles

He started off kinda slow but picked up well 😆

I went to school in Germany and we spent the entirety of grade 9 studying the Third Reich and WW2. Our school excursion that year was to Dachau in order to understand what actually happened.

There's something wrong with the "Martin song" right at the beginning. It's definitely not the song "Ich bin der Martin, ne" with Diether Krebs, which I really liked. But it's not that tragic, especially since it's only a very short excerpt.

8:35 I also heard this story from him with a different setup: He was driving in Graz, Austria; and the driver behind him asked him, if he did expect some different color…

Magical 😉

So frustrating. It's so hilarious to me, but I feel like you don't get it at all

Try Nikolai Binner, he is a comedian without self-censoring. Woke mimimis don't like him.

I appreciate the German content I've not seen before, only just stumbled upon your channel. It seems there's not much Finnish and Swedish recently however.

there is not a fucking guitar in the last 6 years of music. In Italy is the same.

Some subtitles feature notable translation errors For example: Instead of "Commonly dangerous patient" it should have been "Mean dangerous patient" "Gemein" basically means "Mean" or "Unfair", the one who translated this must've mistaken for the word "Allgemein" which in fact means "Common" or "General"

Unabhängig davon, was er heute sagen mag, ist Grönemeyer ein ganz großer Musiker, wenn nicht DER größte deutsche Musiker 👍! Find ich, zumindest.

Since you don't know anything about the norwegian king, here's a funfact for you; He's second cousin to your late queen Elisabeth. His greate grandfather was your Edward VII. So our royal families are related 😊

Deutschland am Ende lmao. Wer auch jmmer diese Pisse hört (2016 aufwärts) tut mir extrem leid :)

Was soll der Rap Mist? Den kennt doch keiner

"Nochmal in die Flasche gucken wie spät es ist" = "Checking the bottles inside for time" has become a german idioim thanks to this movie, it's THAT famous and popular ^^

A Canadian also invented garbage bags.

Canadians also invented Insulin, not sure why that isn't on this list.

Scorpions = Hannover's pride☝🏽

the beer is american owned now

What an awful decade of German taste in music. There had been good music even in that decade, but it was not as successful as most of the shit displayed here. Silbermond, Ich&Ich, Rosenstolz, und Juli had been the Highlights in that decade.